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<title>Cyclones credit blocking and composure in fourth straight Cy-Hawk victory</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Zander White, Sports Reporter]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 21:11:53 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[CORALVILLE – Iowa State narrowly defeated the Iowa Hawkeyes 3-2 Wednesday night in its first five-set thriller of the season. According to head coach Christy Johnson-Lynch, the match was not only a testament to the team’s “resilience and willingness to adjust,” but a chance to work with new blocking schemes and work new faces into...]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[CORALVILLE – Iowa State narrowly defeated the Iowa Hawkeyes 3-2 Wednesday night in its first five-set thriller of the season.
According to head coach Christy Johnson-Lynch, the match was not only a testament to the team’s “resilience and willingness to adjust,” but a chance to work with new blocking schemes and work new faces into the rotation.
“I think we did a really good job late in the match of staying aware of our surroundings and playing hard,” Johnson-Lynch said. “There were a lot of things that we hadn’t practiced, and I think we kept our composure throughout the match.”
Redshirt senior middle blocker Amiree Hendricks-Walker played her first complete game this season, making an appearance for the majority of all five sets. Hendricks-Walker led the team in blocks with six and assisted blocks with five.
“We’ve used [Hendricks-Walker] in a lot of different ways,” Johnson-Lynch said. “We’ve had some trouble in a few different rotations, so trying our players in some new spots is giving us a better idea of what we have going forward.”
Sophomore setter Ava Martin played her first full game this season, second only to senior Morgan Brandt in assists. Martin recorded 13 total assists and two aces to Brandt’s 44.
“Some nights [Martin] is in to serve and others it’s to set,” Johnson-Lynch said. “It’s really a case-by-case basis depending on what we need from each rotation.”
Redshirt junior Nayeli Ti’a found her way back into the lineup after debuting in cardinal and gold against Saint Louis earlier this season. Ti’a ended the night with nine digs, her second-highest margin of the season. 
Three of the five Cyclone starters ended the match with ten or more kills: freshman Alea Goolsby with 17, Hendricks-Walker with 15 and redshirt junior right side Lilly Wachholz with 14. 
Iowa State led a strong fifth-set comeback thanks to block assists from Goolsby and junior middle blocker Pam McCune. 
“Our response says it all,” Goolsby said. “This is such a tough game, and it was exciting to go on the road and get another win.”
A quick sequence from two familiar faces, Brandt and Wachholz, ended the contest as Brandt’s 44th assist of the match found the right hand of Wachholz. Brandt also surpassed 3,000 career assists.
“We’re really finding our strengths,” Wachholz said. “There were some great strides made on the blocking defense and we’ll continue to work on it as the season progresses.”
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mallory Prescott, Academics Editor]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 07:12:25 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The Iowa Board of Regents convened Wednesday, recommending several initiatives for full board approval that could affect Iowa State University, including new academic programs, facility funding and policy updates. The Regents also issued a statement regarding its efforts to curtail and investigate alleged social media violations stemming from the assassination of Charlie Kirk, a conservative...]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Iowa Board of Regents convened Wednesday, recommending several initiatives for full board approval that could affect Iowa State University, including new academic programs, facility funding and policy updates.
The Regents also issued a statement regarding its efforts to curtail and investigate alleged social media violations stemming from the assassination of Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and co-founder of Turning Point USA.
Investigations into alleged violations
The Regents directed the University of Iowa, Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa to investigate all alleged violations of Board Policy 4.2, including violations involving social media. 
The investigation must be completed within two weeks, and the university presidents may take immediate disciplinary action, up to and including termination, once the reviews are finished. 
“Posts like the ones we saw last week are offensive, inappropriate and above all, unacceptable. We expect more from those who work at our institutions,” <a href="https://www.iowaregents.edu/news/board-news/statement-from-board-of-regents-president-sherry-bates-on-investigation-of-university-employees">according to a statement issued by the Board.</a>
The Regents also reaffirmed its stance on free expression, noting that freedom of speech is a cornerstone of American society, especially on college campuses. 
“Violence is never the answer to solving problems, no matter how much people disagree, and supporting a violent act is as bad as the act itself,” the statement read.
Financial oversight and investments
The Property and Facilities Committee reviewed the annual facilities report, which included capital requests for fiscal year 2027.
Sean Reeder, ISU senior vice president for operations and finance, outlined the university’s deferred maintenance and utilities backlog.
“Our overall deferred maintenance is at $789 million, and our utilities backlog is just under $35 million,” Reeder said. “In the past year of fiscal ’25, we completed about $12 million general fund facilities deferred maintenance projects and another $2.5 million in utilities projects.”
For fiscal year 2026, $30 million has been allocated for general fund facilities and $6 million for utilities. In fiscal year 2027, Iowa State is requesting funding for renovations to Atanasoff Hall. 

“The entire project for renovating Atanasoff Hall is estimated to be $33 million. We are asking the state to contribute $8 million over the next two fiscal years, and we would fundraise the balance of $25 million,” Reeder said.
Human resources and employee benefits
The Governance, Evaluation and Human Resources Committee discussed the future of a pilot adoption assistance program.
In June 2022, the Board approved the program to cover qualified adoption-related expenses for benefit-eligible employees from July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2025.
“The universities are now requesting that the adoption assistance program be made a permanent program,” Aimee Claeys, Board counsel, said.
The committee recommended approval.
New academic programs
The Academic Affairs Committee recommended approval of two new undergraduate programs at Iowa State.
“This program [digital storytelling] is a final addition of the university’s Degrees of the Future, an initiative offered by the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication and the Department of Music and Theater,” Senior Vice President and Provost Jason Keith said.
Keith also spoke on the proposal for a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration.
“This program is in response to growing industry demand for digital marketing skills, and publishing, advertising, animation and gaming,” Keith said.
The Regents are scheduled to convene Thursday to approve items via consent agenda and hear from university presidents.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emina Habibovic, Diversity Reporter]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 04:59:33 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The Muslim Student Association (MSA) is a place for students to connect, learn about Islamic culture and foster a community here at Iowa State. For many students, MSA is a home away from home and a place where they can connect with students who are a part of and not a part of Islamic culture. ...]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Muslim Student Association (MSA) is a place for students to connect, learn about Islamic culture and foster a community here at Iowa State. 
For many students, MSA is a home away from home and a place where they can connect with students who are a part of and not a part of Islamic culture. 
Vice President of MSA Basmala Aldamak, a senior studying chemical engineering, explained the message and goals of MSA. 
“It’s really valuable to have a place where you can go, no matter your background,” Aldamak said. “We have that place where we can feel connected, where we can invite people that share similar experiences. MSA is very unique compared to other student organizations because it’s not just one culture, and it’s a place where truly everyone on campus can come and just share similarities and difference.” 
While the MSA is targeted towards Muslim students, it is open to any students regardless of background or religious affiliations.
Salaahudeen Jung, a senior studying kinesiology and health, is MSA President. Jung dived into what inspired him to join MSA.
“Growing up in our house, it’s always been what my mom always instilled in us,” Jung said. “I always returned back to religion. So when I moved away from home, it felt like going to the mosque was like my second home in a sense, like a home away from home. As I kept getting involved with the other people there, people kept telling me to always come to MSA, come to MSA, so I did.”
Jung is in charge of facilitating MSA meetings and event coordination. He discussed what to expect from an MSA meeting and some fun upcoming events. 
“When it comes to events, a lot of people think because the club is Muslim, it may be more oriented towards culture, but one of the whole aspects of why we do MSA is to kind of break that barrier,” Jung said. “We are instilled with the Islamic values, but there is also another side of Islam that isn’t always portrayed, especially given what’s going on in the media and social media.” 
MSA hosts various events for students throughout the year, making foods from different cultures a part of every meeting. MSA brings Muslim and non-Muslim students together to learn, bond and enjoy food. 
“Next week or this coming, we’ll have a career fair helping our students get prepared for it, and then the week after, we’ll plan a hike to Ledges State Park,” said Jung.
If you are interested in joining, the next meeting is a career fair prep event at 5 p.m. Thursday in Carver Hall room 0205. 
<a href="https://www.stuorg.iastate.edu/isumsa">Click here</a> if you would like to learn more, or visit MSA’s Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/iastatemsa/">page</a>.
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<title>Voters to decide on $10.5M fire station relocation</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Leylah Moreno, Diversity Editor]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 04:51:22 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Ames City Council gave the greenlight to propose the relocation of Fire Station No. 2 on the local November ballot. Ames Fire Department Station No. 2 is currently situated on 132 Welch Avenue. This location, at the very heart of Campustown activity, generates safety concerns and operational challenges due to the influx of foot and...]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Ames City Council gave the greenlight to propose the relocation of Fire Station No. 2 on the local November ballot. 
Ames Fire Department Station No. 2 is currently situated on 132 Welch Avenue. This location, at the very heart of Campustown activity, generates safety concerns and operational challenges due to the influx of foot and street traffic.
The Welch station was originally built in 1966 and is showing its age. The relocation project will give Fire Station No. 2 a fresh breath of life and a more modern, efficient design to fit its needs. The change in location also offers an opportunity for new Welch Avenue investors and businesses to support the development of Campustown. 
“My job is to make sure that station is set up to continue to serve our community as we grow, and this location will allow us to do that,” Fire Chief Rich Higgins said at the council meeting.
An essential element to the efficiency of a fire station is its response time to the community it serves. Higgins explains how the relocation will affect the station’s future reaction time.
“That first thing we want to look at is faster emergency response time city-wide,” Higgins said. “We’re looking at 120 more calls that we’re able to reach within 5 minutes than we were able to reach previously by relocating the station.”
The current location of the fire station has been known to cause issues of congestion in the streets and on sidewalks. Often, pedestrians and traffic block the entrance into the engine bay. This raises safety concerns for both the first responders and pedestrians.
“If you’ve been out on Thursday, Friday, Saturday nights, you know how busy it can get,” Higgins said. “The pedestrians out there, we’ve had them sometimes hitch a ride on the back and we don’t find out until they get down Lincoln Way.”
The design plan projects that the new location will be approximately 12,925 square feet. This increase in size from the original station on Welch is to accommodate for an additional apparatus bay, increased bay depth, operational improvements, decontamination bathrooms to reduce exposure to carcinogens, and compliance with ADA requirements. 
The total project cost is currently estimated at $10.45 million. The department plans to reuse and repurpose about $172,218 of existing equipment items such as storage, laundry, and bedding items to help reduce the costs of fixtures, furniture and equipment for the new location.
It is projected that the residential property tax will increase a total of about $11 per year per every $100,000 assessed value, though these figures are not final. 
The resolution to place the referendum on the November ballot for a new municipal fire station to replace the existing Fire Station No. 2 was approved in a five to one vote. Only Tim Gartin, Ward Two Representative, opposed.
“I’m going to vote against this, and I want to be really clear why,” Gartin said. “If you haven’t heard from your constituents, they are very upset about property taxes … I love everything about the project; I’m so proud of everything [the fire department has] done. I think the community needs to be proud of that, but I can’t in good faith support something that I think is bad for the taxpayers.”
A notice will be mailed to each registered Ames voter to alert them about the placement of the referendum on the upcoming November ballot. <a href="https://www.cityofames.org/FireStation">Click here</a> to learn more about the fire station relocation of Fire Station No. 2. 
“The public will hear much more about this. We want to educate them before the November ballot and give them a lot of information to make the decision,” City Manager Steve Schainker said. 
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<title>Takeaways: Cyclones avoid reverse-sweep revenge against Iowa</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nick Mensen, Sports Reporter]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 04:25:24 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[CORALVILLE – The Iowa State Cyclones took down Iowa 3-2 for their fourth straight victory against the Hawkeyes on Wednesday night. The Cyclones have now won the last six five-set matches against the Hawkeyes. Unlike their previous trip to Coralville, the Cyclones took a two-set lead early in the match. However, the Hawkeyes delivered a...]]></description>
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CORALVILLE – The Iowa State Cyclones took down Iowa 3-2 for their fourth straight victory against the Hawkeyes on Wednesday night. The Cyclones have now won the last six five-set matches against the Hawkeyes.
Unlike their previous trip to Coralville, the Cyclones took a two-set lead early in the match. However, the Hawkeyes delivered a glimpse of reverse-déjà vu heading into set five.
Back-to-back trips to Coralville see back-to-back five-set matches
In 2023, the Cyclones found themselves trailing 2-0 before completing a reverse sweep for their second straight win against Iowa. The first four sets of the 2025 Cy-Hawk chapter were the exact opposite.
The Cyclones took a two-set advantage against the Hawkeyes to swing momentum in their favor for set three. From there, the Hawkeyes flipped the script with sets three and four, winning both sets 25-21.
The fifth set saw nothing but back-to-back point exchanges, as neither team could get a scoring run going. Neither team led by more than two points in the fifth set, until the Cyclones built a 14-11 match-point opportunity for themselves.
After the Hawkeyes made it 14-13, an assist from senior setter Morgan Brandt to redshirt junior right side Lilly Wachholz resulted in the game-winning kill that sealed the deal for the Cyclones.
“Obviously, that third and fourth sets were a little shaky,” Wachholz said. “But I was so proud of how we came out there and fought through the fifth set.”
Maintaining composure makes the difference for the Cyclones
Iowa State head coach Christy Johnson-Lynch mentioned leading up to the match that maintaining composure would be the difference between victory and defeat on Monday. Wednesday’s five-set victory proved her point.
“We lost it a little bit in the third and fourth set, and I tried some different things in the lineup,” Johnson-Lynch said. “But in the fifth set we did a really good job of staying aware and playing hard.”
Freshman outside hitter Alea Goolsby knew a change of mindset was necessary if the Cyclones wanted to win the fifth set.
“We just had to be able to come out in that fifth set with a lot of energy,” Goolsby said.
Despite the pressure regarding the match, Goolsby once again led the team in kills with 17 in the match, averaging 3.4 per set.
This weekend, the Cyclones head to Champaign, Illinois, to wrap up the non-conference schedule as they’ll take on Eastern Illinois at 6 p.m. Friday, then Illinois at 5:30 p.m. Saturday.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Olivia Moody, Academic Reporter]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 03:52:49 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The airport shuttle and the InBody Scan machine will now be cheaper for students to use, following Wednesday’s Student Government meeting. In the past, students had to pay $50 each way to get to the airport in Des Moines, causing some out-of-state students and international students to opt for a cheaper and less safe option,...]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The airport shuttle and the InBody Scan machine will now be cheaper for students to use, following Wednesday’s Student Government meeting. 
In the past, students had to pay $50 each way to get to the airport in Des Moines, causing some out-of-state students and international students to opt for a cheaper and less safe option, such as Uber. 
Director of Transportation Services Jeremy Paul and his team noticed a problem many years ago when it came to out-of-state and international students trying to get to campus from the Des Moines Airport. 
“Behold, we got permission to shuttle students back and forth between the airport. So we set up the service,” Paul said. “We set it up, and I think the first rides we gave were Thanksgiving break of 2023, so not quite two years ago, and there was a few participants because we didn’t get a chance to advertise it, but since then, it’s grown tremendously. We’ve driven hundreds of your peers back and forth to the airport.”
With the passage of the bill through a unanimous vote, the senate allocated $32,500 to the shuttle program, which subsidizes 650 rides to and from the airport from Thanksgiving to the winter break and cuts a single trip in half to $25. 
“We offer two different shuttles for students,” Paul said. “One is a black car service. You get your own car, and you get driven to the airport, and that’s $125. And then we have group shuttles that we format around holidays, breaks, beginning of the semesters, that are $50 a piece. And, you know, we just drive to the airport and drop you off, right? So, you know, it’s not cheap.”
While senators were overall supportive of the bill, Sen. Muhammad Azhan, a graduate student in chemistry, and Sen. Jake Snyder, a senior majoring in public relations, were interested in how the shuttle service can better serve students. 
Azhan questioned the number of students the shuttle serves, how many vehicles are available for the service and booking slots for group rides to the airport. 
Paul noted that there are 750 vehicles available to shuttle services. “We have never not had enough capability to meet the demand,” Paul said, even with only 12 part-time drivers. 
“Historically, what we’ve done, and again, I have two years of pattern analysis on this, right?” Paul said. “So around the high demand periods, for instance, before Thanksgiving break, we will run, usually four to five shuttles per day for three days leading up to and then returning from the trips. You know you’re looking at 9-12 shuttles. And what we’ll normally do is we will open slots up in anticipation and when students want to travel. And then, if nobody hits them, we’ll close them down before the time starts.”
Snyder asked how accessible the shuttle is for students living on campus and in apartments, with the Transportation Services building being located far from central campus. Paul said he is aware of the issue and is currently looking into additional pick-up locations, there is no set plan to remedy the issue. 
The bill also included a $9,000 line item to insure university vehicles for the use of student organizations. The bill states that the number comes from having to charge $10 per student organization, per day, with around 900 driving days from over 100 student organizations. 
 “One of the things about student organization travel, specifically 18-year-old kids driving a $60,000 suburban down the road, is that it elevates risk, right?” Paul said. “There’s a reason why an Enterprise won’t rent an 18-year-old a car, because the risk is high, right? So in order to offset that risk, we carry an extremely expensive additional insurance plan outside of our normal insurance plan for these vehicles.”
The insurance to cover these vehicles costs around $110,000 a year, a high expense that Transportation Services has to pay, and does not want to pass down to student organizations. 
The Department of Transportation purchased new buses for student organization use, and anticipates partnering with the Student Government PR committee to run a naming contest for the new vehicles — the winner receives a free group shuttle pass for a year. 
After editing the language of the bill for corrections, the Senate also approved, in a roll call vote of 20-0-1, funding for the InBody Scan machine in a partnership with Rec Services. 
“So the InBody is a body composition machine where it uses an electric signal to go through your body and it breaks down your body mass index,” Cliff McIntosh, the associate director of programs and recreation services, said. “So what’s your bone mass, what’s your muscle mass, what’s your fat mass, how much water do you have in your system? It also bases it off of a compartmental system, so it looks at your right arm versus your left arm.”
McIntosh was interested in partnering with the Student Government to request $1,000 to help pay for staff training and shifts and keep up the subscription for the machine. 
While the machine used to be $15 for students to use, it is currently free, and the funding from the Student Government will keep it that way. The funding will also help save for a replacement machine in the years to come, with a new InBody priced around $15,000, according to McIntosh. 
Last year, 200-250 students used the InBody, and now that the machine is free, in the past three weeks, almost 80 students have used the machine to assist with their workout and training goals. 
Sen. Adelaide Brennan, a sophomore in performing arts, questioned the negative impacts of the bill, wondering if the machine could harm students who have body image issues. 
“We talked with the dieticians on campus as well as our Wellness Department, and we came out with a plan, and it’s a subtle scan of all entrances into that program,” McIntosh said. “If we see somebody that’s doing a scan more than once a month, maybe two times a month, and we start to watch a little bit more carefully, because we don’t want somebody going in there week after week.” 
Students are also able to have consultations after their scan and speak with trainers who are certified in reading the machine and talk about how to proceed after using the InBody. 
The Senate additionally approved unanimously a $4,016.25 bill to fund the Jack Trice Remembrance Day Event during the meeting. The event will take place Oct. 8 and is open to all students. 
The following bills were passed in a roll call vote with no objections.
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Funding $200 to Letters of Love.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Funding $950 for Student Government polos and nametags.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Funding $3,060 for food for Puerto Rican Night.</li>
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The following bills were passed with unanimous consent. 
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Luv Saini, a sophomore majoring in management, was sat as the Ivy College of Business Senator and as an at-large member on the finance committee.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Nick Michael, a junior in landscape architecture, was sat as an at-large member on the sustainability committee. </li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Olivia Miller, a senior in environmental science, was sat as an at-large member on the sustainability committee.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Halle Cuddeback, a sophomore in event management, was sat as an at-large on the events committee.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Allison Werries, a freshman majoring in event management, and Gavin Yost, a freshman majoring in event management, were sat on the events committee.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Clair Lewis, a senior majoring in political science, and Rahul Bhat, a senior majoring in civil engineering, were sat as at-large members on the local affairs committee.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Mkpe Kekung, a graduate student in mechanical engineering, and Paige Bailey, a junior majoring in political science, were sat on the health and wellness committee.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Srishti Nandal, a junior majoring in data science, was sat on the rules committee.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Maddie Reinhardt, a junior majoring in animal science, was sat as on the finance committee.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Bryan Rios, a freshman majoring in civil engineering, and Jenna Weiland, a junior in accounting and finance, were sat as at-large members on the finance committee.</li>
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The following bills were read for the first time and will be voted on in future meetings. 
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<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Funding the Satellite Research Group.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Geo-Institute Student Chapter.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Travel funding for American Institute of Steel Construction.</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Skydiving Debt Contract.</li>
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The next Student Government meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Memorial Union. 
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Zander White, Photojournalist]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 03:18:36 +0000</pubDate>
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<title>Starting the year strong: Cyclones rally 7-2 against DMACC</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lindsay Beyer, Sports Reporter]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 03:08:18 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[AMES – Iowa State opened its fall 2025 season against the DMACC Bears at home. A slow start gave the Cyclones a hill to climb, but they came out on top with a 7-2 win in eight innings. The Bears led 2-1 for seven innings before a six-run offensive show propelled the Cyclones to their first...]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[AMES – Iowa State opened its fall 2025 season against the DMACC Bears at home. A slow start gave the Cyclones a hill to climb, but they came out on top with a 7-2 win in eight innings.
The Bears led 2-1 for seven innings before a six-run offensive show propelled the Cyclones to their first win of the early season.
 Bears strike first, Cyclones suffer slow start
A two-run inning put the Bears out in front early with all of the momentum. With the leadoff and second hitters on base, a DMACC double put them up 2-0 early in the first.
Senior Jaiden Ralston and the offense wrangled the Bears back in with a flyout to right field and a strikeout to close, but not before digging themselves into a hole.
In the bottom of the first, the Cyclones looked to stage a strike of their own. Senior McKenna Andrews reached second on a hit to left field, but was left standing after two straight outs to end the inning.
“It’s our first time playing a real game together on the field. We have a lot of new girls out there,” Andrews said.
The senior had hits in the first and eighth innings, driving in two runs.
Cyclone offense finds energy in Jessie Clemons
Iowa State finally found some momentum at the bottom of the third after two innings of a scoring drought. 
Sophomore standout Jessie Clemons scored and brought sophomore Hayleigh Oliver home with an RBI single to bring some life to her team. 
A DMACC error put Clemons on second with one out, but she was once again left standing after two straight outs.
Oliver opened up the inning with a single. She put herself in a scoring position after stealing second before Clemons drove her home. 
The third inning closed on a groundout from Andrews and a flyout from sophomore Karlee Ford.
Six-run eighth inning puts Iowa State out in front for good
Still down 2-1, the Cyclones found a major momentum swing in the eighth inning. Six hits, including three doubles, from five different players drove in six runs, putting the Cyclones well out of reach.
“I think we finally settled into our game,” Ford said. “I think it was realizing that if we all worked together on offense and built off each other, that’s when good things happen.”
Senior Tatum Johnson made a late appearance in the game with a single to start. Two walks later, Andrews doubled into the outfield, scoring two with no outs and putting her team in front, 3-2.
Ford then stepped up to the plate, driving in another two runs with a single of her own for the 5-2 edge.
The bats continued to roll with four more hits. Freshman Ava Wilmes batted in the seventh run on a sacrifice hit to third base, before the Bears ended the inning on a groundout to second.
However, the damage was done and the Cyclones found themselves with sole possession of the lead and the game.
Box score breakdown: too many batters left on base
Despite the score, it’s clear that there is much growth to be had for Iowa State head coach Jamie Pinkerton and his team.
“This is a typical first game when a team’s been playing for a month already and has six to seven games under their belt,” Pinkerton said. “We haven’t even scrimmaged because of our schedule. So it was definitely rough around the edges.”
Eight different batters struck out in eight innings; in comparison, the Cyclone pitching staff struck out just three DMACC batters.
Before the eighth inning, the Cyclones had just eight hits while leaving eight runners stranded.
“That is something we talked about,” Pinkerton said. “We had one infield single with runners in scoring position until that last inning. We have got to clean that up, and we will.”
The game was called early due to lightning strikes and incoming rain before the ninth inning.
Iowa State continues its fall lineup this weekend, with games Saturday and Sunday against Kirkwood and Iowa Central at home.
“Every game is going to be better than the last,” Andrews said. “It’s just keeping the pedal to the metal and working through whatever comes up to get the win.”
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephen Schwartz, Sports Reporter]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 03:04:34 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[AMES – After seven innings of missed chances, the Iowa State offense finally broke through with a six-run eighth inning to defeat DMACC 7-2 in its fall opener at the Cyclone Sports Complex. The Cyclones had stranded eight runners and struck out eight times despite posting eight hits heading into the eighth inning. Trailing 2-1,...]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[AMES – After seven innings of missed chances, the Iowa State offense finally broke through with a six-run eighth inning to defeat DMACC 7-2 in its fall opener at the Cyclone Sports Complex.
The Cyclones had stranded eight runners and struck out eight times despite posting eight hits heading into the eighth inning. 
Trailing 2-1, senior Tatum Johnson sparked the rally with a single, followed by a walk from junior Isabelle Nosan and another free pass. With one out, senior McKenna Andrews stepped to the plate and delivered.
Andrews lined a shot into center to drive in two and give the Cyclones the lead. Sophomore Karlee Ford followed with a double to the gap to plate two more and extend the advantage to 5-2.
Senior Sydney Malott added a third straight double, and Missouri sophomore transfer Kadence Shepherd drew a walk to load the bases. 
Johnson batted for the second time in the inning and drove in another run, while freshman Ava Wilmes capped the scoring with an RBI fielder’s choice.
“We were just trying to figure out how to get the wheels turning,” Andrews said. “Even though I didn’t have success in my first couple of at-bats, I stayed confident and knew I could come through later. That’s the mindset we all had.”
The game was called after the eighth inning due to incoming rain and darkness looming, leaving the Cyclones with a 7-2 win.
Iowa State head coach Jamie Pinkerton said the late surge was promising but stressed that the missed chances earlier need to be addressed.
“Until the eighth inning, we had just one infield single with runners in scoring position,” Pinkerton said. “If this was a seven-inning game, we would lose. That plagued us last year, and we’ve got to clean that up. Fortunately, we strung it together late.”
Ford, who caught five innings behind the plate, credited the group for settling into the game.
“The mindset was just to keep trucking,” Ford said. “I think early on, we got out of our approach and weren’t finding our pitch. By the eighth, we just settled in and finished the game the way we know how.”
On the pitching side, Pinkerton was pleased with multiple debuts, including freshman Hailey Holtz. After giving up two runs early, the staff combined to allow just two hits over the final six innings.
“I thought [Holtz] did a good job, had good command,” Pinkerton said. “We’ve been working on things and haven’t seen a lot of live hitting yet, so I knew it might be spotty. But the staff responded well after that first inning.”
Iowa State will aim to carry its late-inning momentum into its second fall matchup against Kirkwood Community College at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Cyclone Sports Complex.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anna Graf and Taniyah Britt]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 02:59:58 +0000</pubDate>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ryan Hurley, Guest Columnist]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 02:58:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[America is becoming a less religious nation, yet two traditions stand out as exceptions: Catholicism, which has seen unexpected growth among Gen Z, and nondenominationalism, which boasts a strong culture on campus (I’m sure you’ve seen someone wearing Salt Company merch). The “Seven Sisters” of mainline Protestantism, which used to occupy the lion’s share of...]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[America is becoming a less religious nation, yet two traditions stand out as exceptions: Catholicism, which has seen <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20250501141947/https://www.vox.com/religion/410359/gen-z-zoomer-religion-god-faith-politics-trump-pope">unexpected growth</a> among Gen Z, and nondenominationalism, which boasts a strong culture on campus (I’m sure you’ve seen someone wearing Salt Company merch). The “<a href="https://fccmelrose.org/2020/02/11/the-mainline-seven-sisters/">Seven Sisters</a>” of mainline Protestantism, which used to occupy the lion’s share of American Christianity, are steadily shrinking, especially among young people.
I see this first-hand on campus. Most students I meet who are involved in Christian life attend either Thursday Night Liturgy at St. Thomas Aquinas (also known as TNL), Salt Company or Navigators. This is anecdotal, of course, but it suggests that Catholicism and nondenominationalism have become the two strongest groups shaping student faith today and, it seems, the landscape of American Christianity. 
Before continuing, I believe it’s proper to preface this with the information that I am a practicing Catholic and so will be biased. I believe that everyone has biases, but I want to ensure that mine are laid bare. At the same time, I have great friends who have developed a relationship with Christ through Salt Company and know that they have a great focus and devotion to scripture. With that, let’s talk about why these two denominations are growing, while others are shrinking.
The Church facilitates a safe meeting place where people can go to meet others in a low-tension atmosphere. The mood is more exuberant and joyful, and people are more willing to open up and form genuine connections. People in these groups tend to be <a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7825951/">happier</a> and more likely to get involved in community <a href="https://iowastatedaily.com/321042/opinion/hurley-the-impending-death-of-the-university/">outreach</a>.
The question becomes, why nondenominationalism and Catholicism? I think they appeal to different crowds, where Catholicism is able to boast a 2,000-year chain of apostolic succession and nondenominational is able to avoid the baggage that’s become associated with different denominations, even if they take a lot of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtZ07UhBg7M">cues from one</a>. Both have members who get really into the details, with some Catholics ending up at the Traditional Latin Mass and some Salt Company students planting new Churches.
Some of the denominations that weren’t mentioned will definitely continue to influence American culture. What I’d really like for this article to spawn is people writing about what their campus ministries and youth groups are like. If you attend, what does your Church look like and what makes it different from the ones I have described?
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